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What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! We have conversations that push Detroit forward and share local stories about restaurants, business, development, local government, policy, technology, things to do, transit and more. All in about 22 minutes a day.
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Daily Detroit7 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show for August 9th, 2019: Up in Royal Oak, there may be a new plan for the site of long-time Italian restaurant that recently closed. A local…
Daily DetroitThe Next Chapter For Marygrove Plus 6 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show: Wahlburgers opens in Royal Oak, Jeff Goldblum descends upon Detroit on a bicycle, Jack White is re-releasing some great stuff, there's a cat…
Daily DetroitA Beer Battle Is Brewing In Michigan
There's a beer battle brewing in Michigan. Our guest on the show is Dayne Barscht, Managing Director of Eastern Market Brewing to talk about it. They're…
Daily DetroitAn Update On Detroit's Largest Tree Farm With R.J. King
Today on the show, it's Jer's birthday! dBusiness Editor and Publisher R.J. King joins us at the Podcast Detroit studio to talk about Hantz Woodlands. Created…
Daily DetroitL. Brooks Patterson Was A Complicated Man Who Reflected A Conflicted Region
L. Brooks Patterson, who died Saturday at age 80 at his home in Independence Township, was one of the Detroit area's most consequential and controversial…
Daily DetroitThe Past And Present Of Capitol Park, Downtown Detroit's Transformation Poster Child
Detroit's Capitol Park has a long, storied history. And it's seen a lot of transformation the last five years. It also has a special place in my heart as it's…
Daily DetroitWhat Issues Will Resonate With Michigan Voters? With Matt Grossmann
Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon and the rest of the CNN teevee crew have packed up their new Shinola gifts and "Detroit Vs. Everybody" T-shirts now…
Daily DetroitWho Won Day 1 Of The Democratic Debates In Detroit? It Isn't Who You Might Think
This week on Daily Detroit, we're dusting off our politics hats. The Democratic presidential debates are in town at the Fox Theater, after all, and Round 1…
Daily DetroitQ From The Impractical Jokers Plus Stories Around Detroit
On today's Daily Detroit podcast: Brian "Q" Quinn from the TruTV show Impractical Jokers will join us on the line. He's one of four that make up the comedy…
Daily DetroitPeso, Bowlero, And Is There A Detroit Restaurant Bubble?
On today's show we touch on: Is there a restaurant bubble? Here's the original piece we discuss that's worth a read. Praise for Peso Excitement over Bowlero, a…
Daily DetroitSheefy McFly Discusses A New Mural He's Unveiling At Mo Pop
Happy Friday. On today's show, Jer speaks with Detroit muralist Sheefy McFly — he's the one who was arrested while doing a city-commissioned mural on a Detroit…
Daily DetroitA First Look At Elevated Neighborhood Pizza Joint The Bricks
Today we take a trip to the near eastside suburb of Grosse Pointe park. There's a new pizza joint out that way called "The Bricks." Me, Randy Walker and…
Daily DetroitThieves Aren't Stopping Recovery Park From Serving Detroit
Recovery Park works to re-build on vacant land, create jobs and help to revitalize a historic Detroit neighborhood. Unfortunately, they recently went through…
Daily DetroitTake A Silent Hike On The Detroit Riverfront
On the show today…. On August 6, 2019 there's going to be a neat event on the Detroit riverfront. It's called the "Silent Hike." It's an audiovisual experience…
Daily DetroitDiving In On Ford Problems With The Freep, DCFC Makes Early Playoff Exit
Today's show is a two-fer. First, we speak with Randy Essex of the Detroit Free Press. He tells us all about the paper's investigation into how Ford Motor…
Daily DetroitA Conversation With Retiring Detroit Radio Extraordinaire Cynthia Canty
Cynthia Canty is a veteran broadcaster who hosts the news, policy and culture program Stateside on Michigan Radio, a NPR affiliate that broadcasts in the…
Daily DetroitThe Ilitches Own Even More Vacant Property Than We Realized — Plus Food, Fun & Detroit City FC Playoff Action
There's been a ton of scrutiny, including from this podcast, about the Ilitch family's failure to follow through on its promises to develop the District…
Daily DetroitDetroit's Avenue Of Fashion Is In Danger With Jonathan Merritt
We previously told you about a project that would overhaul the Livernois streetscape, north of 6 Mile (McNichols) to 8 Mile. But it seems that things, at least…
Daily DetroitDetroit's The Most Stressed City In The US, Glassblowing Festival Is Coming And More
On today's show, Jer talks with Jill Gonzalez an analyst from WalletHub about Detroit being the most stressed city in the United States. Then, Sven talks with…
Daily DetroitAn Update On Michigan's Emerging Recreational Marijuana Economy
Today we're talking about Michigan's emerging recreational marijuana economy with Roberta King. She's the founder and owner of Canna Communication, a…
Daily DetroitRepublicans Want To Borrow Teacher Pension Money To Fix Roads, And Detroit's East Side Is Under Water
Happy Friday, friends! On today's show, we run down the new proposal by Lansing Republicans to fix the damn roads in Michigan. They want to borrow $10 billion…
Daily DetroitOne Year In At The Detroit Shipping Company
The Detroit Shipping Company is a recent success on Peterboro, just west of Cass. The "shipping company" part, if you didn't know, doesn't refer to logistics…
Daily Detroit9 Things To Know Around Detroit Plus Bread, Duck and Dumplings
We run down your headlines plus Randy Walker joins us to talk about Duck in Novi, Bread at Kroger and Dumplings downtown.
Daily DetroitOn Storytelling With Kevin Allison of RISK!
The RISK! Podcast lives in a unique place in the podcasting world. If you're not familiar, the show is a series of short stories by the known and unknown that…
Daily DetroitAnother District Detroit Development Deadline Missed Plus 7 Stories Around Town
Welcome back from the holiday weekend, comrades. Today's show is Episode 300 of your Daily Detroit, and for that we thank you, our listeners. We also dive into…
Daily DetroitDowntown Detroit Gets A Moet Champagne Vending Machine
Welcome to the final podcast before Independence Day! Here's what we cover around town: Sven and Jer ruminate on the legacy of Lee Iacocca, who died at the age…
Daily DetroitHow To Make The Bus Sexy
Can the bus be the "in" thing as far as getting around town? Tastes are changing around the country and here in Detroit. Many younger adults don't feel the…
Daily DetroitCan Detroit's Revival Continue Even If The Population Keeps Dropping?
New Census estimates are out that show Detroit lost 1,526 residents between 2017 and 2018 to 672,622, yet the city's tax revenues are up, thanks mostly to more…
Daily DetroitMomo Cha, Rooftops And More: Your Detroit Food And Bar Roundtable
It's the weekend in summer! So we thought with the heat and sun we'd do a rundown of what's hot, what's not, what's new and what's closing around Detroit's bar…
Daily DetroitTaste Test: Norden Aquavit Is Detroit's Newest And Only Scandinavian Spirit
Aquavit is a caraway-flavored spirit long popular in Scandinavia, where it originated (aquavit literally translates to "water of life"). Yet it's never exactly…
Daily DetroitWayne County Has A $3 Billion Road Funding Gap
We all want the roads in Michigan fixed. But the price? And paying more for it? That's been a topic of hot debate among politicians and online commenters since…
Daily DetroitWhy This Startup Company Chose To Stay, Grow, And Hire In Detroit
What does it take to make a startup work in Detroit? Our conversation today is with Andrew Landau. His Detroit-based e-commerce company, Jewel, was recently…
Daily DetroitDetroit's Transit Center Gets Swarmed By Bees
Over the weekend, an interesting thing happened. Detroit's Rosa Parks Transit Center got swarmed by bees. A very alert Twitter user shared the story…
Daily DetroitNew Book Tells Revealing Stories Of Riding With The Detroit Police
Over the last fifteen years, Michael Matthews rode along with officers of the Detroit Police Department. He had unrestricted access to the day to day life of…
Daily Detroit$250k Competition Launches For Ideas To Solve Detroit's Mobility Problems
Ford — as part of the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) negotiated as part of the $740 million Michigan Central Station/Corktown project — launched a City:One…
Daily DetroitDetroit City FC is 7 Games Unbeaten, New Ford Info Center In Corktown Opens
On today's episode, we check in with soccer journalist and The Outer Drive podcast co-host Fletcher Sharpe, who covers Detroit City FC. With five games…
Daily Detroit6 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show for June 18, 2019: - The City of Detroit is one of 10 American cities to join a new national program to figure out how to help residents make…
Daily DetroitDetroit-Area Renters Are Eager To Leave. Even For Cleveland
Cleveland. It's a city that is often compared to Detroit, and not always for their positive attributes. And nothing against our Rust Belt cousin, but it turns…
Daily DetroitMortgages Are On The Rise In Detroit, But They're Increasingly Going To White People As Black People Buy In The Burbs
Bridge Magazine has a fascinating new story out that finds that while mortgage activity in Detroit is steadily increasing after bottoming out during the Great…
Daily DetroitMacomb County May Seek Tax For New Jail Plus 7 Things To Know
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel wants to build a new jail, because the current one is a squalid death trap. On June 19, he plans to ask a special meeting…
Daily DetroitMeet The Vice President Of Parking Who Is For More Mass Transit
The Motor City is synonymous with the car. It's called, after all, the Motor City. But will the next chapter of Detroit be so car-focused? And how will those…
Daily DetroitA Garden By A World-Class Designer Is Coming To Belle Isle
Over on Belle Isle today, boosters broke ground on the Piet Oudolf garden, the unofficial name for the landscape installation planned for 2.5 acres at the…
Daily DetroitImaginative Detroit Square Project Would Transform Midtown's Cultural Center
Midtown Detroit, Inc. and the Detroit Institute of Arts have announced the winner of its DIA Plaza | Midtown Cultural Connections international design…
Daily DetroitA New Leaf For Oak Park As A Bikeable, Urbanist Suburb
Oak Park is a diverse inner-ring suburb of more than 29,000 people nestled between Ferndale, Detroit, Berkley and Southfield. It's in a great location, minutes…
Daily DetroitAxle Brewing Falls Prey To Daunting Craft Beer Economics, Plus 7 Things To Know
Welcome to a bonus Friday edition of your Daily Detroit. Today, we discuss the sad news that Axle Brewing will shutter its Livernois Taproom June 30th, barely…
Daily DetroitFiat Chrysler Scuttles Renault Merger, Mexico Tariffs Loom Large For The Auto Industry
Welcome to a very Motor City-centric edition of your Daily Detroit. Today, we're running down a pair of big stories from the auto industry, speaking with…
Daily DetroitTax Incentives And The Future Industries Of Detroit With DEGC President Kevin Johnson
Are tax incentives as a tool to lure large-scale corporate investment and jobs here to stay? That's the question at the heart of this interview today with…
Daily DetroitWhat To Expect At The 2019 Arts, Beats & Eats Festival
Welcome to an al fresco edition of your Daily Detroit, recorded au natural in a park near downtown Royal Oak. We were there to cover a press event to discuss…
Daily DetroitParking Ticket Discounts For City Residents Plus 6 Things To Know Around Detroit
Happy Monday, and welcome to a new week of your Daily Detroit. Today, Jer talks about an eventful past week spent at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac…
Daily DetroitThe Soul Of Eastern Market With Dan Carmody
Eastern Market is going through a lot of change. Shops are closing or moving. New land owners are moving in. Companies who have been in the market a long time…
Daily DetroitEveryone Wants To 'Fix The Damn Roads' But We Don't Really Want To Pay For It
Just in time for the Mackinac Policy Conference, the Center for Michigan and its Bridge Magazine have a new report out all about Michigan's abysmal roads. It's…
Daily DetroitYour Springtime Detroit Bar And Restaurant Roundup
Spring is here! It's the time of year where more people start to get out and about. Because of that, bar and restaurant concepts are starting to get into swing…
Daily DetroitShould The Grand Prix Be On Belle Isle? This Group Says No
The Detroit Grand Prix is an annual event that brings nearly a hundred thousand people to the island, national television coverage and some charity dollars…
Daily DetroitJefferson Chalmers Gets $5M From Penske, Scoop Comes To Detroit And More
Welcome to the Hump Day edition of your Daily Detroit, in which we run down the news that businessman Roger Penske is pouring $5 million into the Jefferson…
Daily DetroitBehind The Effort To Save Legendary Detroit Jazz Hot Spot The Blue Bird Inn
Baker's Keyboard Lounge and, more recently, the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms are famed venues for jazz in Detroit. But another venue played a…
Daily DetroitCould Dan Gilbert Be The One Who Reforms No-Fault Auto Insurance in Michigan?
Welcome to a Car-a-Palooza edition of your Daily Detroit. Today, we dive into the news that Dan "Dantroit" Gilbert is lining up a petition drive effort to…
Daily DetroitPreviewing "Detroit: Engine Of America" With Author R.J. King
Detroit's had a long journey since it was founded as a frontier outpost by the French. There's been a lot of books about more recent Detroit history. Think…
Daily DetroitThis Abandoned House Is Transforming Into A Model Of Affordable Green Sustainability
On today's episode, we speak with Casper van Alfen and Joanna van der Leun of the Motown Movement. That's the organization founded by architecture students…
Daily Detroit7 Things To Know Around Metro Detroit
Gerrymandering — the practice of drawing state legislative and congressional districts to favor one political party over another — is back in the news…
Daily DetroitThe New Rooftop Monarch Club, Livonia May Get A New Microbrewery And More
Welcome back to the week! There's a lot in our latest episode. Let's dive in. - The Ilitch organization will receive another $74 million dollars in taxpayer…